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06-15-2022, 12:51 AM

Monday was kind of rough. Connie has been having her cough again, but this time I think it is from that shot she had on Thursday. Or perhaps just the "chemo cough" I have read about. Or maybe both.

I already had an appointment with with my primary care physician for a followup on my heart attack, and Connie felt she might have an upper respiratory infection and wanted to see her too. So we wound up going in together. I have to say that the PCP seemed a while lot more empathetic than I thought she would be. And I was surprised to learn she had worked 12 years as an ER nurse. I thought she was just some kid fresh out of med school. I think Connie felt a lot better about her too. Connie had a couple of throat swabs to test for a flu or cold, and also had a nasal swab done to test her yet again for COVID. The flu and cold tests came back negative, but haven't heard anything about the COVID test yet.

Today (Tuesday) was a bit better. Connie still has her cough, but she felt like it might be getting better. We have an appointment tomorrow (Wednesday) with the medical oncologist Connie has been wanting to see. She is also scheduled for blood work, and possibly another chemo treatment. Not sure why the chemo treatments (supposedly this Wednesday and next), because the original schedule called for 6 treatments of 3 drugs 3 weeks apart. This would put her having chemo every Wednesday for a month. She had the three chemo drugs this past Wednesday (06-08, which was one week late because of my heart attack the previous week) so not sure why the additional treatments. Getting a bit concerned when we see goal posts being moved around without anyone telling us WHY. But the surgeon/oncologist who did the surgery on Connie has seemingly been this way from the beginning. She will answer questions when asked, but if you don't know the right questions to ask, she won't volunteer any information. That is just getting a bit irritating now.

It was hot outside today, with rain moving in for the afternoon, so besides getting some groceries delivered early, we really didn't do much. At least now I get to take a hike down to the mailbox and back every day. The yellow flies seem to be on the way out, but I am seeing more mosquitoes coming in for their shift.

Oh yeah, my PCP told me that for 1 month after my heart attack I am in a danger zone where another heart attack is more likely. Great....

06-15-2022, 12:51 AM	#65
WebSlave	Monday was kind of rough. Connie has been having her cough again, but this time I think it is from that shot she had on Thursday. Or perhaps just the "chemo cough" I have read about. Or maybe both. I already had an appointment with with my primary care physician for a followup on my heart attack, and Connie felt she might have an upper respiratory infection and wanted to see her too. So we wound up going in together. I have to say that the PCP seemed a while lot more empathetic than I thought she would be. And I was surprised to learn she had worked 12 years as an ER nurse. I thought she was just some kid fresh out of med school. I think Connie felt a lot better about her too. Connie had a couple of throat swabs to test for a flu or cold, and also had a nasal swab done to test her yet again for COVID. The flu and cold tests came back negative, but haven't heard anything about the COVID test yet. Today (Tuesday) was a bit better. Connie still has her cough, but she felt like it might be getting better. We have an appointment tomorrow (Wednesday) with the medical oncologist Connie has been wanting to see. She is also scheduled for blood work, and possibly another chemo treatment. Not sure why the chemo treatments (supposedly this Wednesday and next), because the original schedule called for 6 treatments of 3 drugs 3 weeks apart. This would put her having chemo every Wednesday for a month. She had the three chemo drugs this past Wednesday (06-08, which was one week late because of my heart attack the previous week) so not sure why the additional treatments. Getting a bit concerned when we see goal posts being moved around without anyone telling us WHY. But the surgeon/oncologist who did the surgery on Connie has seemingly been this way from the beginning. She will answer questions when asked, but if you don't know the right questions to ask, she won't volunteer any information. That is just getting a bit irritating now. It was hot outside today, with rain moving in for the afternoon, so besides getting some groceries delivered early, we really didn't do much. At least now I get to take a hike down to the mailbox and back every day. The yellow flies seem to be on the way out, but I am seeing more mosquitoes coming in for their shift. Oh yeah, my PCP told me that for 1 month after my heart attack I am in a danger zone where another heart attack is more likely. Great....